English Explanatory Dictionary

merrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.
verb
  1. To overlock.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb in north-east Guildford, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0250).

Word forms

merrow merrows merrowing merrowed

Etymology

Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).

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